Rigging Chronology

This is a basic rigging chronology that is currently under construction.

Date	Event	Image	Comment	Source
50,000 BC	Colonization of Australia		Archaeological finds	Bellwood 1979, 38-43.
11,000 BC	Sailing in the Mediterranean		Obsidian from Melos in SE Peloponnese Franchthi Cave	Cherry 1990, 193.
3500 c. BC	First depiction of a sail (square)		Egypt - Pot from the Gerzean period. Probably not Egyptian, as the ship has high prow and stern, looking more like Mesopotamian	Bass 1972, 12-13
3000 c. BC	Stone buildings and plank boats		Egypt	Casson 1994, 15
2500 c. BC	Rowing and tiller bar		Egypt	Casson 1994, 19
2450 c. BC	Seagoing ships with hogging trusses and bipod masts		Egypt - Relief in Sahure pyramid.	Casson 1994, 22
2000 c. BC	Low aspect sail		Egypt	Casson 1994, 36
1900 c. BC	Pole mast stepped amidships		Egypt	Casson 1994, 20
1500 c. BC	Seagoing ships with pole masts		Egypt - Hatshepsut tomb relief	Casson 1994, 24
1400 c. BC	Round ships. Sails still have booms.		Egypt - Painting in tomb in Thebes	Casson 1994, 37
1190 c. BC	Loose-footed square sail		Relief on the temple of Ramses III.	Casson 1994, 24
510 c. BC	Brails		Athenian cup in the British Museum	Casson 1994, 44-46
480 c. BC	Artemon mast	480BC_Casson46-38.jpg	Etruscan tomb in Tarquinia	Casson 1994, 44-46
400's BC	Large merchantmen: ten-thousenders		Greece	Casson 1994, 121